It disappeared?

I was so excited when mom got home cause I wanted to go outside and play in the snow. The only problem was, when I went outside, the snow disappeared????? Mom said it was cause it was only a dusting and when it warmed up, just a little and got windier then it was, the snow went away. That made me sad:( I was really looking forward to playing in the snow again with my sis. Mom said not to worry, I'll have plenty of chances to play in the snow this winter. I sure hope so cause once I figured out how much fun it could be, I definitely liked the snow!

Oh, I forgot to tell you, I am a big girl now and go outside to do my business without mom having to follow along with me on a leash! She said she is soooo proud of me:) Most of the time I go out with Chloe just so she can keep an eye on me, but there is an occasion when mom lets me out by myself and so far, so good... I always come to the door when I'm finished, or if I'm in the yard sniffing around, I come when mom calls. Mom said I'm getting much better at that too. I also haven't had an accident in the house in a while either. Even dad said I'm doing much better and he and I haven't had any fights in a while. Guess I'm starting to learn and grow up:)

It Snowed!

So this morning mom let's me out to go to the bathroom and I step out onto the porch and there's this white stuff there. I stop dead in my tracks. I look at it and sniff. I turn back to mom. She tells me to go ahead, it's just snow. I look at it again and take a step... yikes! It's cold! I pull my paw back and look at mom again. "Go potty" she says. Now I'm thinking to myself, I'm a Texas girl, use to hot weather. The past few days I've been dealing with this reall cold and windy weather around here. So cold that when I go out to the bathroom, I have to go really quick or I almost blow away! Plus, my pee almost freezes before it hits the ground! Okay, well maybe not really, but you get the idea of how cold it is right now. And now, this morning there's this cold white stuff on the ground... Mom, can I go back to Texas please? No, I wouldn't want to leave my family, but really, does it have to be this cold? In the middle of my debate as to whether or not I'm going to walk on this cold white stuff, Chloe leaps passed me and into the yard. Well, that makes up my mind! Out into the yard I go with her and she shows me how much fun this "snow" can be. We take our noses and flip the stuff in the air and try to catch it. Yeah, it's really cold, but it's fun too! I'm having so much fun playing in the snow with Chloe, that I almost forget why mom sent me out in the first place until she yells out to remind us both to do our business. Mom does let us play for a little, but then we have to go back in cause mom has to go to work. Mom said if she thinks that little bit of snow is fun, wait until we get a "real" snow storm. Mom says what we have right now is only a dusting. Last year poor Chloe could barely walk in it there was so much. I don't know about that, all I know is that Chloe and I had fun and I want to play in the snow some more and I hope when mom gets home the snow is still here and mom let's us play:D

A fun carriage ride!

Oh boy did I have fun on Saturday! Friday was boring. Us doggies didn't do much of anything. Mom and dad went to Cabela's and when they got home, we all just chilled and watched TV, but Saturday, now that was a different story.

It started by us going to the barn. At first I thought it wasn't going to be much fun. When we got there, mom made us stay in the car. That mean dog Jada was there. When she's there, we can't get out of the car cause she will eat us. We watched as mom went riding off on Tequilla. I was whining cause I wanted to get out of the car and run around and play, but Chloe, she just sat there and watched mom. It was like she knew if we got out, that Jada would make a meal of us. But it wasn't long til we saw Jada go riding by with her human brother Eric. That's when mom rode up on Tequilla and let us out of the car... YIPEE!! We ran around like nuts until mom got back on Tequilla and then it was like Chloe was in a whole different zone. She was very attentive to mom and Tequilla and mom would tell her "front" and she would stay in front of Tequilla on the trail. I followed Chloe and did the same thing. I was sure to give Tequilla a VERY wide berth cause I remember how she walk over me that one time and that it didn't feel good. This was really exciting cause I was going on my first trail ride:) We went through the field and a little into the woods. Mom checked it out before to be sure there were no hunters so we wouldn't get shot. It was the last day of deer season and mom said sometimes those hunters get trigger happy, especially if they didn't get their deer yet. But we were safe cause there were no hunters in sight. Anyway, we went for about 10 minutes cause Tequilla is only allowed 20 minutes since she's just coming back from her injury and mom already rode her for about 10 minutes before we got out of the car. But that's okay, it was a very fun 10 minutes and I learned a lot about how to behave on a trail ride and mom said I did VERY good for my first time. After we were done at the barn, we went to pick up Megan. She was running a little late so mom took us to McD's for a cheeseburg. Us doggies, we love cheeseburgers!! Megan finally arrived and she brought her friend Hannah with her. She was really nice too. I got to ride in the backseat with the girls and Chloe rode shotgun with mom. Our next stop was back at the barn to see Tequilla. Megan wanted to show her friend Hannah Tequilla so it was just a short stop. Us doggies stayed in the car cause Jada was home. But we weren't there long so I didn't mind. After that we went back to the old barn and we were there for a few hours. It was LOTS of fun there too:) My friends Pete, Polly, Madison and Tanner B. were all there and boy did we have fun! Chloe and I played with all of our friends, running in the field and getting all dirty and muddy. Mom didn't yell though. She never does cause she figures we always get dirty when we go to the barn. After a little while, mom loaded us up in what she called a "carriage" with Tanner B. and Megan and Hannah and we went for a carriage ride. Blossom and Spider pulled us. At first I was a little scared cause I was never in one of those things. But after a while, it was kind of fun. I realy liked when mom held me and I was able to see out over the top. We rode around in the carriage for quite a while and mom took pix and vids which I'm sure she'll post as soon as she gets a chance. After all that fun, we took Megan and her friend home then went home ourselves. Chloe and I were so tired, we crashed the rest of the night while mom and dad watched TV.

Sunday was a lazy day. It was dreary outside with yucky wind and rain. That's okay though cause I was still recovering from all the excitement from Saturday. We all watched football (dad's Raiders lost but mom's Patriots kicked butt!) and then mom and dad decorated the Christmas tree and wrapped presents. I watched them very intently cause I don't know what this Christmas thing is all about and it all seems really cool. Mom said I was a really good dog for not trying to eat any of the decorations. I did find the bag with what I am pretty sure was Chloe and my gifts, but mom snatched the bag up too quick before I could really sniff around in it. The decorations look so pretty. Mom said she really would like to decorate the whole house like she usually does since it's my first Christmas, but with her knee surgery next week, she just can't because she won't be able to take them all down. But she at least put up the tree and decorated the mantal. I even have a stocking with my own name on it! Mom said she'll take some pix with me by the tree and mantal and post them.

Yesterday we didn't do much. Mom took Chloe and I along for a ride when she ran some errands. Then we just chilled at the house while mom worked on the dock dog banquet video. Seems like mom will be doing a lot of that until she gets it finished. I'll keep you posted if anything new and exciting happens around here. Bark at you all later.

New barn

Last night we went to the new barn where mom has Tequilla. It was dark when we went so I couldn't see a lot outside, but inside the barn was pretty cool. Chloe' seemed to be nervous about something, I'm not sure what. Mom kept telling her that Jada isn't around so I'm assuming Jada is what Chloe' was nervous about. I think that might be that dog that kept trying to eat Chloe'. I never met Jada so I wasn't nervous at all and I wanted to explore. The new barn isn't as big as the old barn, but I liked it a lot cause the barn cat, Aimsley, actually played with me. Right from the beginning he started playing hide and seek with me. We played that the entire time I was there. If I stopped playing with him, then he would run after me and we'd play chase. He is one cool cat! Mom took some video of us playing that I think she's going to post if she figures out how to get it off of her new phone. Oh yeah, I also was fighting with Tequilla for carrots. I discovered yesterday that I like carrots a lot! When mom would go to give one to Tequilla, I would grab the other end. It was like a tug of war between Tequilla and I for the carrot. Of course, she's bigger than me and would usually win. But mom said I put up a good fight. When we were done in the barn, mom let Chloe' and I play outside in the yard for a little. That was LOTS of fun! We had much more room to run around than at home. Chloe' chased me and we ran soooooo fast! She when she thought she would catch me, I was turn really hard and get away from her. I knew she was getting mad, but it was fun. Mom said I was finally getting the aussie moves. I needed to because Chloe' use to knock me and roll me all the time and it hurt! But now she can't catch me, at least not often, so it's much more fun:)

When we got home we all crashed. Mom and dad went to bed early too. Dad wasn't feeling good and he stayed home from work. Poor dad. I hope he feels better. I'm not sure what's going on tonight, but I'll keep you posted if anything exciting happens. Bark at you all later.

P.S. Congrats to my sis Chloe, she made it to the finals in the AAA Pet Travel Guide photo contest. Good Luck!!

What a weekend

Boy did we ever have fun this past weekend! We got the cabin Friday evening. It gets dark so early now, but it didn't matter, mom still let Chloe and I play outside. We had soooo much fun running around like nuts. Since we can't go to the barn anymore, we really don't have a place to run like that. Our yard is average size, but not near big enough for us to just cut loose! Shortly after we got there, we got more company. it was Sven and his wife Besty. Sven works with dad and they brought their dog Gunner. He's a big boy! He's a mixed breed... part pit, ridgeback, bulldog and who knows what else. He is pretty cool, except for when he tries to take my food and toys. That did not go over big with me. The first time he went to eat my food, I went bezerk! I attacked him like a rabid dog. Mom called me "devil dog" and she said I better watch myself cause Gunner could take me out in one chomp. I didn't care cause he wasn't getting my food. I turned into "devil dog" when he wanted to play with my toys too. Mom got mad at me about that cause she said I have to learn to share. Which I know she's right cause I have tons of toys, but you know how that is... I have to have the one he wants. For the most part, we all got along good. Gunner liked playing with Chloe more than me though. I don't think it had anything to do with me turning into the "devil dog" a few times, do you??:D

Saturday we didn't do much. We just played around in the front yard and in the cabin. Mom said no playing in the field cause the guys were in the woods hunting and she didn't want us to get shot. I don't know how we would get shot in the field if they are in the woods, but I guess mom knows what she's talking about. The guys did come in around lunch time for a little break and me and Gunner stayed home with them, and Chloe got to go with mom and Betsy somewhere. I don't know where, but I wasn't happy that I didn't get to go:( Mom said Chloe needed a break from me. From me? What did I do? I guess my constant jumping all over her and not giving her time to breath then turning into devil dog doesn't help. But I did get to play with Gunner while she was gone so that was okay. When they got back, the guys went back out to hunt and Gunner and I went to our crates for a little nap while mom, Betsy and Chloe watched "Marley and Me". The break was short lived because two new people showed up. Mom said it was their friends from North Carolina, Pat and Cherie. Mom didn't let me out of the crate right away since I was really excited. She wanted me to calm down so I didn't piddle all over the place and you know what? That worked! When she finally let me out, I greeted Pat and Cherie and didn't piddle on them:) They are really nice people and I really like them. I got to go outside and play with Chloe and Gunner after the guys got back from hunting. They didn't get any deer:( After dinner, Gunner and his mom and dad left. I was sad cause I liked Gunner, even if he did try to steal my food and toys. We were all pretty tired and went to bed early.

Sunday we slept in and after mom let me out to pee one time, she let me come in bed with her, dad and Chloe. Yep, all four of us was in the bed. And it's a small bed, not like our bed at home. We were all piled on top of each other... literally! I don't think Chloe liked me pushing her cause she eventually jumped down. I was laying on mom's chest with my face laying on her face when I fell asleep. Mom said I snore, but I don't believe her. I never hear myself snore so I think she was dreaming. After breakfast we all went outside and there was this white stuff falling out of the sky. I had no idea what it was but I was trying to catch it. It was cold and wet. Mom was laughing at me and Chloe just looked at me like I was nuts or something. When I would catch these things, they would disappear. Mom told me it was snow and I was catching snowflakes. I like snow cause it's fun!! I was snowing pretty good and snowed the entire time we were outside and we were out there for a long time running around and playing. It started to stick to the ground, but didn't get deep, just a little "dusting" as mom called it. After mom got done with some chores outside, we loaded up in the kubota and went to the "tree" where mom goes every time she's at the cabin. Chloe and I explored in the woods while mom sat for a while. I caught a scent of something, I'm not sure what, but I got on it good and started going pretty far in the woods. Mom noticed that I was going a little farther than she liked and she whistled for me. As much as I wanted to find out where the scent led me, I had to go back cause I knew mom would be upset. Not to mention, I had no idea where I might end up and I might not be able to find my way back without mom in sight. So I was a good dog and came back to mom and she was VERY happy with me:) We eventually loaded back up and went to visit with Clair and Velma. Well mom visited with them and Chloe and I, we waited in the kubota. Mom didn't want us going in their house all wet and dirty like we were. Can't say I blame her. When we got back to the cabin, it was time to pack up and get ready to go home. I crashed the entire way home cause I was really tired from playing all morning. When we got home, it was bath time, as usual. The rest of the evening, I slept cause I was still really tired and Chloe did too. That fresh mountain air plays a dog out, even a pup who has endless energy if you can believe it.

I had a really good weekend. The week is starting slow. We didn't do anything yesterday cause it was way too cold and windy. Plus, mom went out to get in her car last night and she had a flat tire so we were kind of stranded at the house. But that's okay, we can take a break from time to time too. Mom said we probably won't do much tonight again either cause the wind chill is suppose to be in the single digits and way too cold for her to be outside. I guess I can't blame her since she doesn't have a fur coat like we do:)

Chloe needs help with her page please!

My sis Chloe needs some help with her page please. For some reason, no one can seem to view her page. It keeps giving a web error. The rest of us here in the family, we can be viewed, but poor Chloe, no luck. Mom can go into her page and makes changes to her diary, photos, etc, but can't see her page. Is anyone else having this problem? If so, does anyone know how to fix it? Or if you're not having this problem, but have heard about it, can you help? Mom sent a message to Dogster, but not sure if they'll get it or not because of this problem so please, please help my sis get her page back up for everyone to see. Thanks!!

Juniata here we come!

Yeah, we're going to the mountains! How do I know this? Mom was packing like crazy last night and when mom is packing, that means we're going to the mountains:) I can't wait either cause it seems like forever since we've been there. She said there's another doggie going with us. I sure hope he's fun! Not like sissy has been lately. She's been grumpy and not wanting to play. I don't know what's been up with her. I know she's upset cause we can't go to the barn with mom. And it gets dark so early that we don't get to do much outside, but it's not the end of the world... she has me! Hopefully going to the mountains cheers her up:D

Guess what? I was with daddy all day yesterday and I didn't piddle on the floor at all! He did what mom told him and it worked. The only problem he had with me is my issue of not coming to him when he calls me. That upsets him A LOT! It upsets mom too. If I can just get that down now, I think we'll all be okay. But he was happy that I didn't piddle anywhere.

Not much happened the past couple of days. Oh yeah, we did have a problem with our bathroom. The toilet leaked upstairs and made the carpet all wet. Mom thought it was me that pee'd. Like really, I can't pee that much! Daddy had to rip up the carpet so now they're going to remodel the bathroom since the carpet is out and the toilet needs replaced. Apparently, this is a job that has been put off for a couple years. The bad part is, none of us animals are allowed in the bathroom with mom now when she's getting ready for work:( We all liked being in there with her in the morning and now we can't cause there's just a little carpet for her to stand on and all the rest is stinky wood. Stupid toilet for leaking!

Well, I gotta run. I hope you all have a good weekend. Stay warm and bark at you later!

Daddy's home!

Yeah! Daddy's home! He came home last night from deer camp and I was sooooo happy to see him:) Although, I was so happy that I piddled all over the place, which made him not as happy to see me:( I really wish I could get that under control. I was just so excited and couldn't control myself and I did, I piddled all over the floor upstairs, in the basement and in the garage. I didn't mean to, honest. I was just so happy he was home cause I missed him a lot. I didn't help matters either when I wouldn't come to him when he called me. I just stood there and looked at him. I do that to mommy too and it drives them both crazy. Mommy says other than doing that, I'm a pretty good dog. (She knows I can't control my piddle problem, even though daddy thinks I can and that I'm doing it out of spite - which I'm not) Anyway, daddy was home and mommy got home from work and we all chilled for the night watching TV. We couldn't really do anything cause it was rainy and windy outside. I mean reall WINDY! It was so windy that it blew me off my feet a couple of times. Can you believe it? And it was raining to hard that mom had to take a towel out to the garage to dry us doggies off before we came back in cause that's how wet we got from just running out to pee quick. I mean it was horrible. It's like that today too so I'm sure we won't be doing anything today either. It's really warm though, but mommy said it's going to get much colder after today. Boo! I don't like the cold, I like the warm. I'm a Texas girl remember so the hotter the better! Oh well, guess I can't control the weather. Anyway, that's what's happening around here.

Oh yeah, almost forgot, congrats to my big sis Chloe for being picked as a Dogest Daily Diary Pick today. Way to go Chloe!

I did it!

I did it! I did it! I finally got in the water and went swimming:D Mom took me and Chloe to the pool last night and I just couldn't stand it anymore. They looked like they were having so much fun that I just had to get in and join them. And you know what? It was a lot of fun!!!! I swam, and swam and swam. Mom said I did really good and she was sooooo proud of me! I wouldn't jump off the dock, but I did jump off the ramp. Mom said that's okay though, I'll eventually jump off the dock. Mom threw all kind of toys for me to swim after and sometimes she'd thrown some for Chloe, but I'd go after them too. Chloe would cheat and jump off the side after them and beat me to them, but I would swim really fast after her and then take them from her. I know, that's not nice, but I was just having fun. Mom says that I'm a very intense little pup because when I focus on a toy, I get that toy no matter what. She said that will be very good for all the dock diving events. She's hoping I'll learn to jump off the dock cause she thinks I can become an iron dog. I have no idea what that is but if it means being in the water, I'm in! We swam for the entire hour (once I got in which was within the first five minutes), but mom did make us get out a few times to take some breaks. She took some pictures with her cell phone which I'm sure she'll post. Needless to say, when we got home I was tired. She gave both of us vanilla rawhides and I chewed on mine while mom took her shower. We headed to bed early, but I didn't make mom too happy last night. I got her up a lot last night. I don't know how many times it was, but it was a lot, something like 5 or 6 times throughout the night. I had to pee and I was thirsty. I think it was all the excitement from swimming, I don't know, but I couldn't sleep so I kept waking up mom to go out and boy was she mad by about the third time. But she kept getting up and taking me out and I did go to the bathroom each time, but each time I could tell I was wearing on her patience. This morning mom looked pretty rough, but I wouldn't know why???? She said I better get my act together though cause daddy is coming home today and he won't be happy if I wake him up that many times. I know better than that cause daddy, he doesn't have the patience that mom does. Although, mom's patience was at the end last night there is no doubt. I'll be on my best behavior today with daddy coming home though cause I miss my daddy. He went to deer camp and mommy said he got a BIG deer! You know what that means don't you? Us doggies will get some real meat to eat:)

My weekend

Well the long holiday weekend is over and let me tell you, it was really nothing to write about. Well, maybe a little, but not much.

Thanksgiving day we didn't do much of anything. Mommy and daddy didn't feel too good so we all laid around watching tv. We watched the parade and then the dog show. The aussie won the herding group, but honestly, did you expect any other breed to win? Then they went to nanny and poppy's for dinner. They brought us doggies some yummy turkey back and I must say, it was really good! It was the first time I ever had it and it was delicious!!! Mommy only gave us a little because she said too much will make us sick. Heck, I could have eaten the whole bird:)

Friday Chloe and I went to the vet. I got my stitches out!!!! Now I can go back to having fun and doing whatever I want:) Chloe had to get a bunch of shots... OUCH! Rather her than me. When we got home, mommy left to move Tequilla to the new barn. We weren't allowed to go because at the new barn is the doggie that doesn't like other doggies. Her name is Jada and she'll try to eat us! It really stinks that we can't go:( I always had fun at the barn and will miss it. Mom said we will be able to go once in a while, but it's still not the same. She did take us along to run errands and pick up Megan, but we weren't allowed out of the car. So it was nice to go for a ride, but I got kind of bored after a while. We did get to play frisbee when we got home and that was fun.

Saturday was pretty much the same. Mom and Megan went somewhere in the morning and when they came home in the afternoon, Megan took me and Chloe outside to play. Boy did we have fun! We played frisbee and chase and just had soooo much fun! I'm just glad Megan was there cause mommy was in a rather bad mood. I don't know what was wrong with her, but she was really grumpy. I was really tired when we came in and had no problem going in my crate when mom and Megan left for the hockey game. When mom came home later that night and left us out, Chloe got a bath and I was suppose to get one, but I got in trouble... Imagine that. I went pee on the floor. Yes, mom let me out when she got home and I went to the bathroom, but then I drank a lot of water while she was in the shower giving Chloe a bath and I knew I should have went and got mom, but I didn't so I got in trouble and had to go to bed early:( You'd think I'd learn.

Sunday was a little better. It was pretty boring for a good part of the day. Mom went to something called a spa. All I know is that when she came home she was in a really good mood and seemed really relaxed so she needs to go to the spa more often! Anyway, when she came home she played frisbee with us until it was dark and we had a lot of fun. Then we played hide and seek in the house. I love that game! But Chloe is a lot better at finding mom then I am and always beats me to her. I did finally get my bath last night. I wasn't thrilled about it, but must admit, it did feel good because I was kind of stinky and dirty. The rest of the night all of us animals, including Gizmo, piled in bed with mom and watched TV. I love laying in bed cause it's so comfy:)

I'm not sure what's on the agenda for the week, but I do know that we're going to Juniata this weekend and I can't wait!! I love the mountains and we haven't been there for a while so it will be fun to go and run, run run!!

THANK YOU to my pup pal Wesley's mom for my WONDERFUL winter page. I LOVE IT!!